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Electronic | CC XXX OO OO | Number 36
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Welcome to the Chandra X-ray Center's Electronic News Bulletin Number 36.
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Contents:
1. More than 15 minutes of Fame: Images for the Chandra 2006 Calendar
2. Future Chandra Science Workshops
3. Chandra Calibration Workshop 2005
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Item 1. More than 15 minutes of Fame: Images for the Chandra 2006 Calendar
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The EPO group is looking for beautiful images to include in the 2006
Chandra calendar. If you have an image that you think deserves to be
on view in full color for a whole month, please forward a copy to the
Chandra EPO multi-media coordinator, Kim Kowal Arcand, at
kkowal@head.cfa.harvard.edu. To process it for the calendar
we will eventually need the Fits file, but any version of the image is
acceptable for review. We know that many spectacular images are out
there. Please consider sharing with your community through this end-of
year product. Please forward images that you want to be considered by
April 30, 2005. We usually need to have the images finalized by September
in order to make the printing deadline by December. If you have images
that might be ready after April 30 but before September, send us something
to look at so we can decide whether to hold a place open.
Kathy Lestition
EPO Coordinator
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Item 2. Future Chandra Science Workshops
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The CXC is organizing Chandra Science Workshops on topics of interest
to Chandra observers and theorists alike. Workshop goals are to
optimize Chandra science productivity by
* identifying science areas ripe for progress
* identifying the most pressing scientific questions
* debating good Chandra strategies to answer them
In July 2004, we hosted a workshop entitled
GALAXIES VIEWED WITH CHANDRA WORKSHOP.
In July 2005, we will host
STAR FORMATION IN THE ERA OF THREE GREAT OBSERVATORIES,
both at the Sheraton Commander Hotel here in Cambridge. Nearly 100
people attend these meetings, and we aim to provide ample opportunity
for discussion and debate. To see the evolving program,
access http://cxc.harvard.edu/stars05/
We are soliciting ideas for another such workshop for 2006.
Before making a suggestion, consider the above goals.
You may also wish to check the recent and upcoming list of
International Astronomy Meetings at
http://cadcwww.dao.nrc.ca/meetings/meetings.html
The scope of a workshop topic should be likely to generate between
50-100 attendees. Chandra Science Workshops aim at 2-3 days duration,
have no registration fees, but also provide no travel reimbursement.
If you suggest a meeting topic, please feel free to suggest some
likely members of a Scientific Organizing Committee as well.
We especially encourage participation of theorists. Thanks for your
interest.
Best Regards,
Paul Green, for the Chandra Director's Office
pgreen@cfa.harvard.edu
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Item 3. Chandra Calibration Workshop 2005
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The 2005 Chandra Calibration Workshop will be held on
October 31 and November 1, immediately preceding the
6 Years of Chandra Symposium. Presentations are
solicited on various aspects of Chandra calibration
and its applications to data analysis. For further
information, please contact ccw@head.cfa.harvard.edu
or see http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccw/index05.html .
Vinay Kashyap
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